SEC Issues Deregistration Notices for Multiple Closed-End Funds
The notice applies to nine closed-end funds and two trusts, with orders effective unless a hearing is requested by Sept. 22, 2026.
On August 28, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission released a notice of applications for deregistration under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of August 2026. An order granting each application will be issued unless the SEC receives a hearing request by 5:30 p.m. on September 22, 2026.
The notice lists First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund (File No. 811-23072), which transferred its assets to First Trust Active Global Quality Income ETF, made a final distribution on November 11, 2023, and incurred expenses of $509,897.68. The application was filed on July 29, 2026, from Wheaton, Illinois. First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (File No. 811-22442) transferred assets to abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund, made a final distribution on July 22, 2024, and reported expenses of $1,726,137.89. First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund (File No. 811-21636) and Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund (File No. 811-21496) each transferred assets to abrdn funds, made final distributions on September 23, 2024, and reported expenses of $581,851.21 and $622,100.43 respectively. All four applications were filed on July 29, 2026, from the same Wheaton address.
Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (File No. 811-21654) made liquidating distributions on October 10, 2025 and April 23, 2026, with expenses of $34,095.50, filing on July 30, 2026 from Boston, Massachusetts. Pioneer Municipal High Income Opportunities Fund, Inc. (File No. 811-23699) made liquidating distributions on August 22, 2025 and April 23, 2026, with expenses of $31,876.08, also filing on July 30, 2026 from the same Boston address.
WST Investment Trust (File No. 811-22858) transferred assets to NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF, made a final distribution on September 30, 2024, and incurred expenses of $404,759, filing on August 3, 2026 from Norfolk, Virginia. AAM Alternatives Trust (File No. 811-24090) and TCG Strategic Income Fund (File No. 811-24095) have never made a public offering; the former filed on June 22, 2026 and amended on August 3, 2026 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while the latter filed on July 10, 2026 and amended on August 14, 2026 from West Palm Beach, Florida.
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